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Swiss gun fans blast EU-Schengen restrictions

Gun fans check out new weapons at a stand at the 24th International Gun Fair in Lausanne

This content was published on Dec 8, 2017 A “light” version of the new European Union gun directive aimed at tightening firearms regulations has got Swiss gun fans hot under the collar.

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‘Britain is at a crossroads’, Corbyn tells UN in Geneva

This content was published on Dec 8, 2017 “Britain is at a crossroads,” he said. “The decision by British people to leave the EU in last year’s referendum means there has to be a lot of hard thinking about our role in the world.” He said some people wanted to use Brexit “to turn Britain in on itself rejecting the outside world and…

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Job priority for Swiss residents to kick in at 8% unemployment rate

This content was published on Dec 8, 2017 At a press conference on Friday, the Swiss justice minister, Simonetta Sommaruga, announced the government’s plans for implementing the 2014 popular vote in favour of immigration quotas for workers from European Union countries. The vote has caused a headache for the government as it violates the EU’s clause on the free movement of people. A…

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When shopping gets political

This content was published on Dec 8, 2017 Are there other ways of judging how politically involved young people are than looking at voter turnout?

Zurich announces plans to tackle violent extremism

This content was published on Dec 7, 2017 The focus of the strategy is to better monitor risks, improve dialogue with minority groups (bridge building) and educate youngsters at schools and sports clubs. Police will coordinate its efforts with cantonal and communal authorities, schools, youth organisations and social services. In tune with plans laid out by Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga on Monday, Zurich…

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Making fun of migration stereotypes

This content was published on Dec 7, 2017 Tama meets some Austrian filmmakers, who poke fun at migration stereotypes.

Supporters of gay marriage celebrate its legalisation by Australian parliament on December 7.

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Australia’s democratic moment is overdue

This content was published on Dec 7, 2017 Love is in the air across Australia following the legalisation of gay marriage, but the country's democratic work has only just begun.

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Swiss authorities to phase out 1,000 civil defence facilities

This content was published on Dec 7, 2017 The government has announced its plan to close about half of the 2,000 civil defence facilities, or bunkers, found across Switzerland.

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‘We were the only ones who cared about Swiss self-determination’

This content was published on Dec 6, 2017 Christoph Blocher speaks to swissinfo.ch about the 1992 vote on EEA membership, his millions, and politics a quarter of a century later.

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‘The EU has developed better than Switzerland’

This content was published on Dec 6, 2017 Former president of the Social Democrat Party, Peter Bodenmann, talks about the momentous EEA vote, 25 years after the Swiss rejection.

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